Posts Tagged ‘students’
Rethinking Everything
One of the buildings at Hopkins, my high school. Hopkins fostered my love of words and learning, and each time I teach a literature class, I try to channel the brilliant teachers who taught me. An environment like Hop (or Hop itself) would be my dream teaching job. I want to teach high school English [...]
happy reunion
It’s been a while since I’ve posted a snippet from the classroom. Yesterday, a student who had been gone for a few weeks returned to class. He’s the only one in that class for now, so it’s a great opportunity for us to really hone his writing skills and dive into the books we read. [...]
part i: korea love
In my holiday ambivalence post, I mentioned my renewed intention to focus on the great parts of living in Korea. I know I’ve gone out of order, and skipped to part ii: to your health before addressing part i, but here we are, finally getting around to it. (I am intentionally waiting on part iii [...]
charmed, i’m sure
Oh students. I’m currently teaching a brother/sister pair, each the only student in back-to-back classes. When I got to the second class, with the brother, we had a nice little chat. Him: Did you dye your hair? Me: Yes. Him: Most Asian guys would probably tell you that you’re hot, but in fact, actually… [stunted [...]
“you look very shiny today”
One of my favorite and most entertaining students decided to pay me a compliment when I walked into class today, and it turned into a rather hilarious teaching moment. He’s a flirt and joker, but a diligent student, so he gets away with it. Today, he looked at me with a big smile and said: [...]